Sogen-ji Temple

Amazed scenes during Autumn season

This temple has photo spots during Autumn season. It has amazing scenes and we can feel about the natural countryside. I went there in the early morning and capture the Autumn photos. This place is go...

Whenever you visit, you will be calm and healed.

Original Text

Isn't it a time to calm down? At that time, whenever you go, you will be relieved and calmed down when you walk slowly while walking from the place where you enter the gate. Mysteriously, foreigners are cleaning and maintaining it. Is there no Japanese practitioner now? After all, it seems that the seriousness of foreigners can be conveyed by that alone. It is recommended to take a walk alone, not a friend. Summer is also cool ...

An old temple with five storied pagodas

Original Text

　Immediately from the Maruyama bus stop on the Prefectural Saidaiji Line. A small temple with a approach to the north. Ikeda Domain family temple. It is famous because there are many foreign trainees. There is also Namakura (laughs). Once inside, you can take a walk in a really quiet garden. It is worth noting that there is a five-storied pagoda on the mountain side outside the north of the precincts. It is a place to wash your heart at the foot of Mt. Mitsuyama.

The family temple of the Lord of the domain

Original Text

About ３０ by bus from Okayama Station. It is the family temple of the feudal lord and is a magnificent old temple with a garden and vast site. There are many attractions such as the garden, the Ikeda family graveyard, and the main hall, but the three-storied pagoda that is secretly built just up a little is also a must-see.

Foreigners training

Original Text

From JR Okayama Station, take a bus across Higashiyama for about ２５. It is known that many foreigners are training. This is because many priests are accepting. In autumn, the autumn leaves are really beautiful, and you can take a closer look away from the hustle and bustle of the city and immerse yourself in meditation. All foreign monks are friendly. I'm surprised that I know more about Buddhism than Japanese people.